Port-au-Prince /tags/port-au-prince Port-au-Prince en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:26:44 GMT Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare /npr-breaking-news/2026-03-30/central-haitian-town-descends-into-fire-and-bloodshed-from-gang-warfare Violence erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite early Sunday morning as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:26:44 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-03-30/central-haitian-town-descends-into-fire-and-bloodshed-from-gang-warfare Evens Sanon | Associated Press Gunfire and bandits make school an impossible dream for Haitian children /americas/2025-01-28/gunfire-and-bandits-make-school-an-impossible-dream-for-haitian-children Some school buildings are in gang-occupied territory or have become de facto shelters for those forced from their homes, leaving hundreds of thousands with no chance for formal learning. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-01-28/gunfire-and-bandits-make-school-an-impossible-dream-for-haitian-children Frances Robles | The New York Times Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack /npr-breaking-news/2024-11-20/residents-in-haitis-capital-stand-with-police-in-a-battle-to-repel-gang-attack Residents have been angered by the latest gang attacks. Violence forced Haiti's main airport to shut down last week after the country swore in a new prime minister. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:13:21 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-11-20/residents-in-haitis-capital-stand-with-police-in-a-battle-to-repel-gang-attack The Associated Press Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign as violent gangs rampage. It's not clear who leads next /americas/2024-03-12/haiti-ariel-henry-resignation-gangs Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced he will resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to international pressure that seeks to save the country overwhelmed by violent gangs that some experts say have unleashed a low-scale civil war. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:58:16 GMT /americas/2024-03-12/haiti-ariel-henry-resignation-gangs Dánica Coto | Associated Press Vigilante actions make it harder to save Haiti. But so does our inaction /commentary/2023-04-27/haiti-vigilante-gang-violence COMMENTARY Vigilantism is an understandable response to relentless violent crime, but Latin America shows it worsens the plague — as it likely will in Haiti if the world doesn't step up. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:30:00 GMT /commentary/2023-04-27/haiti-vigilante-gang-violence Tim Padgett Haiti gang ambushes, kills 3 policemen as violence soars /caribbean/2023-04-10/haiti-gang-ambushes-kills-3-policemen-as-violence-soars Authorities say a gang near Haiti’s capital has ambushed and killed three police officers in the latest attack against an under-resourced and underfunded police department that has reported nearly two dozen officers slain so far this year. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:30:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-04-10/haiti-gang-ambushes-kills-3-policemen-as-violence-soars Associated Press Haiti seeks U.N. Security Council help to strengthen its police force, as gangs overrun the country /news/2021-10-06/haiti-seeks-u-n-security-council-help-to-strengthen-its-police-force-as-gangs-overrun-the-country The last United Nations police mission left Haiti two years ago — but the government suggests another may need to be deployed as politically-affiliated gangs take over. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:45:22 GMT /news/2021-10-06/haiti-seeks-u-n-security-council-help-to-strengthen-its-police-force-as-gangs-overrun-the-country Tim Padgett Haiti's 'Urban Guerrilla' Conflict Leaving Thousands Of Women And Children Homeless /news/2021-06-15/haitis-urban-guerrilla-conflict-leaving-thousands-of-women-and-children-homeless UNICEF reports gang violence in Port-au-Prince the past year has destroyed homes and made 14,000 Haitians refugees — mostly women and children. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:40:18 GMT /news/2021-06-15/haitis-urban-guerrilla-conflict-leaving-thousands-of-women-and-children-homeless Tim Padgett Rise In Deportations Spawns Effort To Aid Deportees Struggling In Haiti /news/2021-05-05/rise-in-deportations-spawns-effort-to-aid-deportees-struggling-in-haiti For an increasing number of Haitian deportees, Haiti is actually an unfamiliar — and seemingly unfriendly — country. A group called DipsOrg hopes to change that. Wed, 05 May 2021 10:00:46 GMT /news/2021-05-05/rise-in-deportations-spawns-effort-to-aid-deportees-struggling-in-haiti Tim Padgett Diaspora Re-Assessing Travel To Haiti As Expats Also Become Kidnapping Targets /news/2020-12-30/diaspora-re-assessing-travel-to-haiti-as-expats-also-become-kidnapping-targets Last week's abduction of a Haitian-American church leader in Haiti is a reminder that the country's kidnapping crisis may be an even bigger threat for visiting expats. Wed, 30 Dec 2020 22:22:21 GMT /news/2020-12-30/diaspora-re-assessing-travel-to-haiti-as-expats-also-become-kidnapping-targets Tim Padgett